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Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 20 July 2023 12:07 IST

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Completes Third Reshoot Round, Ben Affleck’s Batman Cut From New Version: Report

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Jason Momoa in the new stealth suit for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Highlights

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is out December 20 in theatres
Originally, Michael Keaton was supposed to return as Batman in Aquaman 2
The first two test screening sessions underperformed

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Michael Keaton will appear briefly in the film, based on the new set of reshoots. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is still slated to release December 20 in theatres worldwide.

Marking the last remnant of the DC Extended Universe (merger with Discovery. During post-production, the film underwent two rounds of reshoots and multiple test screenings, which were received poorly. After the first unsatisfactory round, new Warner Bros. Pictures bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy stepped in to oversee a new edit of the film. Unfortunately for them, the second cut ended up faring worse than the original one, leading to the aforementioned third round of reshoots.

Originally, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was supposed to have Michael Keaton reprising his role as Instagram.

But the film was moved yet again to a Peter Safran don't want to promise a universe featuring the older characters from the DCEU. The THR report further adds that some of the release date shifts might have been due to visual effects teams being overloaded during the pandemic. The reshoots, however, seem to have been completed successfully, with THR's sources claiming that director Wan got what he needed within four days of shooting, instead of the prescribed five.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom splashes into theatres worldwide on December 20.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 633q44

Release Date 21 December 2023
Language English
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero
Cast
Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Randall Park, Vincent Regan
Director
James Wan
Producer
Peter Safran, James Wan

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